The White House considers the support of the "self -deportation" of refugees from Ukraine and Haiti - The Washington Post

The Donald Trump administration plans to spend up to $ 250 million on a program for deportation of refugees from countries where active hostilities are underway, in particular, Ukraine and Haiti. This was written by The Washington Post, citing official documents.

As the publication clarifies, refugees from Ukraine and Haiti can fall under the “Self -Deportation” program. If they agree to voluntarily leave the United States, the government will pay them a scholarship of $ 1000. The programs of voluntary “self -deportation” existed earlier, WAPO notes, but in this case the initiative of the Trump administration suggests that it will include refugees from countries in which fighting is still underway.

In total, she can affect 200 thousand Ukrainians and 500 thousand residents of Haiti, where criminal groups are in power. Probably, this project is aimed at bypassing the International Organization for the UN Migration, which does not support the return to any of these countries.

In addition to Ukrainians and Hayites, the projects of documents are also mentioned by residents of Afghanistan, Palestine, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen as potential participants in the “Self -Aportation” program.

The Department of Internal Security was called a project that mentions the “self -deportation” of Ukrainians and the Haitians, outdated. Nevertheless, an agreement that stipulates the same amount of $ 250 million, but without mentioning specific nationalities, was signed by representatives of the Department of Internal Security and the State Department.

Immediately after Trump returned to the White House, Washington suspended the Uniting For Ukraine program. The New York Times previously called the initiative vital for Ukrainians in the United States. In March 2025, Reuters reported that the American authorities plan to temporarily withdraw the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. Trump himself then stated that the issue is considered: “Someone believes that the status should be preserved, someone is not. We do not want to harm anyone. ”